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1927-1928 Oscars:
The 1927-1928 Academy Awards were presented May 16, 1929 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel, Hollywood, Calif.
| Outstanding Picture | The Racket (Caddo; Paramount Famous Lasky) |
| 7th Heaven (Fox) | | Wings (Paramount Famous Lasky) |
| Artistic Quality of Production | Chang (Paramount) |
| The Crowd (MGM) | | Sunrise (Fox) |
| Best Actor | Richard Barthelmess, The Noose and The Patent Leather Kid |
| Charles Chaplin, The Circus (Though nominated for best actor, the academy decided to remove Chaplin's name from the competitive classes and instead award him a Special Award for writing, acting, directing and producing The Circus.) | | Emil Jannings, The Last Command and The Way of All Flesh |
| Best Actress | Louise Dresser, A Ship Comes In |
| Janet Gaynor, 7th Heaven, Street Angel and Sunrise | | Gloria Swanson, Sadie Thompson |
| Directing |
| Dramatic Picture | Frank Borzage, 7th Heaven |
| Herbert Brenon, Sorrell and Son | | King Vidor, The Crowd |
| Comedy Picture | Charles Chaplin, The Circus (Though nominated for best director of a comedy picture, the academy decided to remove Chaplin's name from the competitive classes and instead award him a Special Award for writing, acting, directing and producing The Circus.) |
| Lewis Milestone, Two Arabian Knights | | Ted Wilde, Speedy | |
| Writing |
| Adaptation | Alfred Cohn, The Jazz Singer |
| Anthony Coldeway, Glorious Betsy | | Benjamin Glazer, 7th Heaven |
| Original Story | Lajos Biro, The Last Command | | Ben Hecht, Underworld |
| Title Writing | Gerald Duffy, The Private Life of Helen of Troy |
| Joseph Farnham | | George Marion, Jr. | |
| Cinematography | George Barnes, The Devil Dancer, The Magic Flame and Sadie Thompson |
| Charles Rosher, Sunrise | | Karl Struss, Sunrise |
| Art Direction | Rochus Gliese, Sunrise |
| William Cameron Menzies, The Dove and Tempest | | Harry Oliver, 7th Heaven |
| Engineering Effects | Ralph Hammeras |
| Roy Pomeroy, Wings | | Nugent Slaughter, The Jazz Singer |
| Special Awards | (Not necessarily given each year ) |
| To Warner Bros. for producing The Jazz Singer, the outstanding pioneer talking picture, which has revolutionized the industry | | To Charles Chaplin for versatility and genius in writing, acting, directing and producing The Circus |
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